What’s the logline or tagline?
Two brothers with a warped sense of reality decide to try and pull off the perfect murder.What do you think was the scariest moment is in the film?
Well, I can’t really answer that without giving away a major plot point. All I can say is that it involved a rock and a face.How did you come up with the concept?
I had been intrigued by the Leopold and Loeb murder trial of 1924 for a while now. It was a case that inspired some great films already, like Hitchcock’s Rope and Compulsion starring Orson Welles, so I didn’t want to approach the subject matter head on, I wanted to take it in a very David Lynchian/ David Cronenbergian direction. I knew I could use the concept of these two whacko guys who thought they were better than everyone else and play with reality, which made for a very trippy and unique movie.How many days did it take to film?
We shot for 14 days, believe it or not. It was a whirlwind shoot, and yes I wished we had much more time, but my crew was stellar and we nailed it. The fact that our shoot was so compromised also informed the way we shot the film in long takes, but it only enhanced and added to the this aura of dread that this movie was going for.How did you do the FX stuff?
We had an FX team. It was a two-girl team, Roxie and Caitlyn. They handled all of it, even the beauty makeup. Yes, I wish we could have afforded more people, but they did a bang up job and the FX works looks pretty great.What was the highlight of making the film?
The highlight was being able to work with Ken Foree and Barbara Crampton, who turned in unbelievable performances. They blew us all away.What was the most aggravating moment of shooting the film?
Time. Time is a constant aggravation, and every moment dealt with time, so all I can say is time was our enemy.Any other horror projects in the works?
This film was so draining physically and spiritually and mentally, that I made the decision to step away from horror for a while. My new film is a comedy, actually. It’s titled Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy, and just like the excellent Room 237, my film takes a critical look at the hidden meanings of Ed Wood’s magnum opus Plan 9 From Outer Space. However, I wrote a very popular book a few years ago titled Sharcano, which involved sharks from hell erupting from volcanoes and wrecking worldwide devastation, and thanks to popular demand I finally forced myself to sit down and start working on the sequel Sharks of the Living Dead. Both Plan 9 and Sharks of the Living Dead will be out in 2017.What was the budget?
The budget was under a million, as my producers would have me answer.Any specific movies or stories that influenced the script?
The film was influenced by the work of Cronenberg and Lynch, and by the Leopold and Loeb case, as well as the movies that were inspired by their savagery.What Is the release Date?
The film will be released Fall 2016, most likely October, but no set date just yet.Filmmaker Bio:
Writer/Director Jose Prendes has recently dedicated his life to finding Bigfoot and making it wear a top hat. However, before this obsession kicked in he was the writer/director of The Monster Man starring Denice Duff (Subspecies); Corpses Are Forever starring Richard Lynch (Puppet Master 3); The Haunting of Whaley House starring Lynn Lowry (The Crazies); The Divine Tragedies starring Ken Foree & Barbara Crampton (From Beyond); Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy starring Joe Dante (Gremlins).Despite his busy schedule as an iconoclast, he has also written the best-selling novels Sharcano andElementary, My Dear Watson, as well as the non-fiction books The High-Concept Massacre: Genre Screenwriters Tell All! and The Are You Afraid of the Dark? Campfire Companion, a guide to the beloved kids horror series. If Bigfoot doesn’t kill him, he plans to make a musical.Credits:
Written and directed by Jose PrendesIMDB: